Salt Lake City Tourist's Guide

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Tourist guide to Salt Lake City, Utah, put out by Rio Grande Western Railway. It includes descriptions, illustrations, and directions to various places in the city including the Mormon Temple and Tabernacle; the Knutsford Hotel; state, county, and city government buildings; and scenery. Other sections of the guide contain interesting facts and figures about the area as well as a directory of places not described: Asylums, Hospitals, Homes; Assemblies, Unions etc.; Cemeteries; Churches; Clubs; Colleges and Schools; Halls and Buildings; Hotels and Apartments; Lodges and Orders; Libraries; Daily Papers; Railroads; Societies; Theatr[es]; Offic[es...]; Parks and Public Places. A large segment … continued below

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23 p. : ill. ; 15 cm.

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Rio Grande Western Railway Company Creation Date: Unknown.

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  • Harper & Brothers Harper Brothers Publishers and printers, of the Crescent Print Shop 68 East Second South Street Salt Lake City, Edited and Printed this Handy Little Book.

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Tourist guide to Salt Lake City, Utah, put out by Rio Grande Western Railway. It includes descriptions, illustrations, and directions to various places in the city including the Mormon Temple and Tabernacle; the Knutsford Hotel; state, county, and city government buildings; and scenery. Other sections of the guide contain interesting facts and figures about the area as well as a directory of places not described: Asylums, Hospitals, Homes; Assemblies, Unions etc.; Cemeteries; Churches; Clubs; Colleges and Schools; Halls and Buildings; Hotels and Apartments; Lodges and Orders; Libraries; Daily Papers; Railroads; Societies; Theatr[es]; Offic[es...]; Parks and Public Places. A large segment of this book is missing at the bottom, along the spine.

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23 p. : ill. ; 15 cm.

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The Civil War and its Aftermath: Diverse Perspectives

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  • Feb. 23, 2012, 10 a.m.

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Rio Grande Western Railway Company. Salt Lake City Tourist's Guide, pamphlet, Date Unknown; Salt Lake City, Utah. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth207705/: accessed May 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.

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